We made the most if a bad day - Chee tor soaking, then stoney. I was just sorting the initial gear for Pickpocket when it started properly raining. Annoying because I was just psyching up to go for it having found another bit of gear.

We made the most if a bad day - Chee tor soaking, then stoney. I was just sorting the initial gear for Pickpocket when it started properly raining. Annoying because I was just psyching up to go for it having found another bit of gear.

Trad on (this) limestone is just a risky pile of pointlessness. Especially when a lot of this wall is hollow/loose! Maybe ok if you don't mind broken legs. Not impressed... hence the top rope! What's wrong with a few bolts on UK rock here and there???

Trad on (this) limestone is just a risky pile of pointlessness. Especially when a lot of this wall is hollow/loose! Maybe ok if you don't mind broken legs. Not impressed... hence the top rope! What's wrong with a few bolts on UK rock here and there???

Got very pumped climbing this. Got through the crux. Felt too pumped to place any more gear. So carried on. Got more pumped. I then fell. I came within a metre of the floor. My top cam held. Was incredibly pumped and adrenaline filled for a good 40 minutes. Hex hit Mark's head.
Must come back having improved my jamming!
So glad the hex held!

Got very pumped climbing this. Got through the crux. Felt too pumped to place any more gear. So carried on. Got more pumped. I then fell. I came within a metre of the floor. My top cam held. Was incredibly pumped and adrenaline filled for a good 40 minutes. Hex hit Mark's head.
Must come back having improved my jamming!
So glad the hex held!

my first jamming practice for yosmite and first ever trad lead on a jamming crack. Really struggled rested on gear sevral times, but got up it then practiced it a couple more times after was getting up it okish then

with johny

my first jamming practice for yosmite and first ever trad lead on a jamming crack. Really struggled rested on gear sevral times, but got up it then practiced it a couple more times after was getting up it okish then

Ok, so I've done it three times. It now feels more like VS, think I was just weak before. Then again I know the moves, so the grade for on-sight maybe just about HVS. Did it in the rain, stays reasonably dry if the wind is in the right direction.

with Chris Dodd

Ok, so I've done it three times. It now feels more like VS, think I was just weak before. Then again I know the moves, so the grade for on-sight maybe just about HVS. Did it in the rain, stays reasonably dry if the wind is in the right direction.